Deadly twisters in Oklahoma shatter quiet storm season

10:31 PM,
May 20, 2013

Written by

Doyle Rice
USA Today

The violent tornado outbreaks of the past several days, including the killer twister that hit Moore, Okla., on Monday, have shattered the calm of what had been a very quiet tornado season so far. More violent storms appear to be on the way today.

As of a week ago, tornadoes had killed only three Americans in 2013, according to the Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Okla. In the past week, 18 people have died in storms in Texas and Oklahoma, but that number could rise as first responders continue to recover victims of Monday's twister.